Learning Task 4.
Fits Perfect!
GUIDELINES:
A. How to answer this activity?
1. Write your answers on a piece of clean paper. Be sure to write ALL your answers legibly
(readable).
2. Scan or take a photo of your work and paste it at the end of this activity sheet.
You may also directly save the photo (scan) of your output into your Google Drive.
For photos, it is best to compile it in one folder or document file before sending it.
3. Proceed to SEND the activity.
B. How to submit this activity?
A. Moodle Submission:
Proceed to the next page to accomplish the Lesson tasks.
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Learning Task 4.8 Fits Perfect!
This activity will help you analyze the percentage composition of different brands of food
products and decide on the food products’ appropriate percentage composition.
Objective:
1. Analyze the composition of two brands of food product.
2. Determine the composition of a food product on a percent by mass basis.
3. Analyze and compare which food product has more protein, fats, carbohydrates, and
vitamins.
Part I. Pre- Activity Task
1. Choose one food category:
a. Candy
b. Canned goods
c. Drinks (juice, energy drink, coffee, etc.)
d. Instant food/meal
e. Food seasoning
2. Collect food labels from the two different brands from your chosen category (#1).
3. Check for the presence of the following substances:
a. Salt
b. Carbohydrates (sugar)
c. Fats and/or oil
d. Vitamins
Part II. Activity Proper
1. Analyze the nutrition facts labels of a certain food product. Refer to the figure below as
your guide.
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2. Copy the table below on a piece of paper and accomplish it by completing the needed
data:
A. Product Content Analysis:
Nutrition Facts
Mass of each Serving Size % Composition based on serving
Food Product nutrition facts in grams size
(based on label) (Show your computation)
Item A. g of fats % of fats
Product Name: g of protein
g of sugar % of protein
Category: (carbohydrates)
g of vitamins % of sugar (carbohydrates)
(refer to pre-
activity step 1) % of vitamins
Item B. g of fats % of fats
Product Name: g of protein
g of sugar % of protein
Category: (carbohydrates)
g of vitamins % of sugar (carbohydrates)
(refer to pre-
activity step 1) % of vitamins
Determine the composition of the snack crackers on a percent by mass basis by calculating the
fraction of fats, proteins, and sugar in one serving of size of cracker and converting to percent values.
Use the following formula as your guide:
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B. Consumption Analysis
Copy the table below on a piece of paper and accomplish it by completing the needed
data:
This part of the activity requires you to be honest on your self-evaluation.
Food How many times do you Substances Daily Nutrition Your
Item/Product (and your family) eat or found on the Standard Intake
consume this product product? (Recommended)
within the week?
Product A
Product B
Refer to this table of information for the recommended intake:
1 tsp of sugar is approximately 4.2 g , 1 tsp of salt is approximately 5.9g.
Data source
Substance Daily Recommended Intake
Salt Adults should eat no more than 6g of salt a day (2.4g sodium) – that's around 1
teaspoon. Children aged: 1 to 3 years should eat no more than 2g salt a day (0.8g
salt sodium) 4 to 6 years should eat no more than 3g salt a day (1.2g sodium).
Sugar The maximum amount of added sugars you should eat in a day are ( 7 ): Men: 150
calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons) Women: 100 calories per day (25
sugar grams or 6 teaspoons).
Fats and The dietary reference intake (DRI) for fat in adults is 20% to 35% of total calories from
oils fat. That is about 44 grams to 77 grams of fat per day if you eat 2,000 calories a day.
It is recommended to eat more of some types of fats because they provide health
benefits.
Fats and
oils
Vitamins For ages 14-18 years old
Calcium - 1300 mg (1.3g)
vitamins Iodine - 150 mcg (0.00015g)
Iron - Male, 11 mg / Female, 15mg
Niacin - Male, 16mg / Femaile - 14mg
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Potassium - Male, 2000mg / Female, 2300 mg
Vitamin A - Male, 900 mgc (0.000900g) / Female, 700mcg (0.000700g)
B12 - 2.4mg
B6 - Male, 1.3mg / Female, 1.2mg
Vit.C - Male, 75mg / Female, 65 mg
Vit.D - 15mcg
VitE - 15mg
Part III. Data Analysis:
Copy the following questions on a piece of paper and answer each question clearly and
elaborately (sentence).
Answer the following questions:
1. Which product contains the most amount of salt, sugar, and carbohydrates?
2. What vitamins are commonly found on the products you analyzed?
3. How often do you eat (consume) this kind of product?
4. How will you describe the type of diet your family have based on your data?
5. What changes you would need to apply to improve your family’s health? Discuss your
plan in full detail. Support your answer by providing a sample computation of
substances (% composition).
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